STATE v. JOHNSON

No. ED 100856.

427 S.W.3d 867 (2014)

STATE of Missouri, Appellant, v. Joe L. JOHNSON, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Five.

April 8, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn Reichenbach , St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Robert Taaffe, Jr. , St. Louis, MO, for respondent.


GARY M. GAERTNER, JR., Judge.

Introduction

The State of Missouri (State) appeals the trial court's grant of Respondent Joe Johnson's (Johnson) motion to suppress evidence seized by police officers from Johnson. In this interlocutory appeal, the State asserts that the trial court erred in granting Johnson's motion to suppress because the evidence was found in plain view during a lawful detention. We reverse.

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